The Gap Between the Real World and the Academic World
David Garcia-Pedrosa A strong essay on the matter of gaining real world experience through academia. read more
View ArticleThe Worst-Case Scenario Handbook: Mentor's Edition
Sandra Gandarez and Julia Vance The following chapter consists of excerpts from students working as mentors discussing issues they faced in their unique placements. A variety of solutions are...
View ArticleClassroom Aides – how can they be most useful?
Elena Darling-Hammond "In this entry I will discuss strategies for classroom aides. I first discuss my own experiences as and aide in an elementary special education classroom and what I learned during...
View ArticleBrain and Inquiry: Praxis III
Brain and Inquiry: Praxis III Independent StudyResearcher: Brielle Stark, Bryn Mawr College '12Research Questions:Are open-ended activities engaging to students?Do open-ended activities transfer...
View ArticleFinal Paper -- The Brain and Inquiry in Education Praxis, 2009
Brielle C. Stark, December 11, 2009Praxis Field-placement:read more
View ArticleA Collaborative Outline for the Bi-Co Teaching Assistant (TA) Handbook
Empowering Learners: Spring 2010Field Group Project Part 4:Sarah Choyke, Candace LaCrosse,Linnea Segan, and Alexandra Funk As the title suggests, this handbook is about teaching assistantship at Bryn...
View ArticleA Defense of the Formal Education System (of sorts)
This paper chronicles some epiphanies I have had concerning the formal education system. We have spoken in class several times of the need of formal education reform. We have detailed how...
View ArticleExploring the Idea of Unlearning: A quatrilogue, with invitation to participate
The threaded discussion below took place in October, 2010 (over email) at the initiative of one colleague seeking ideas from others. The focus began with the idea of challenging students' mental models...
View ArticleGender and Sexuality in the High School Biology Classroom: Fostering Critical...
Gender and Sexuality in the High School Biology Classroom:Fostering Critical Thinking and Active Engagement Summary: This project was undertaken with the hope of changing the ways we think about...
View ArticleThoughts on Improving Education in Ghana
After skyping with the founder of an NGO which provides libraries and Ghanaian children novels in Ghana (I forgot the name of the NGO but I believe Kathy Knowles is the name of the founder) and...
View ArticleThe Teaching & Learning Initiative: Nepali Style
Hello beautiful Serendip world! My name is Briana Bellamy, I'm a BMC alum '11. Recently, I returned from an incredible year of living in Nepal, working on a project funded by the Davis Projects for...
View ArticleHalf the Sky
Hey everybody, I don't really know if this has any place in this Ecological Imaginings class, but maybe if we can imagine the preservation of women to be a form of ecology, not unlike the preservation...
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Becoming Miss A
I knew this day would come some daysince it is the culture here to call one’s teacher by her last name.But, I have a long way to go before I become a teacherI honestly don’t think I can ever be a...
View ArticleA Pennsylvania School Board Member's view on public education
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/index.ssf/2013/04/east_penn_school_director_juli.htmlThis seems much worse than, say, any of Cathie Black's comments. Is it easier for rural school...
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What is MediaThread?
MediaThread, a project created by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning through the Digital Bridges Initiative is a service that allows you to blend your thoughts with multimedia...
View ArticleDocumentation in Community Learning
by Becky MillerThe essay talks about tutoring in the position of a peer writing consultant by employing the example of Bryn Mawr's Writing Center. read more
View ArticleOn negotiating difference: When your goals and the learner’s goals collide
by Alexandra MartinezThe question in this essay is - when should a mentor try to push a learner to study more than he or she desires? read more
View ArticleUnconscious and Uncomfortable Learning
by Catherine CurryLearning goes beyond its traditional meaning - learning happens also when the mentor find itself in an uncomfortable or confusing situation. The author draws on persona experience...
View ArticleThe Importance of Engaging Students’ Interest in their Learning
by Akua PeprahA mentor is more effective in teaching when he/she manages to incorporate students' interests in the lectures. read more
View ArticleCorrupting Rationality: Exposing Emotions in Our Language
Margo SchallThis essay, which is written with emotion, talks about employing emotion in education - a step which needs to be done in order to improve teaching and learning. read more
View ArticleFinding Value in Uncertainty: What Happens When the Tutor Doesn't Know
Lauren Dickey The author discusses about her experience in one of the Teaching and Learning Partnerships at Bryn Mawr. A great example to show that a mentor can learn and teach even when he doesn't...
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